September 2005
Beginner to intermediate
528 pages
23h 55m
English
Content preview from Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Tiger Edition
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Spell Checking
If the EditÆSpellingÆCheck Spelling As You Type command is turned on, you get
interactive spell-checking, just as in Microsoft Word and other word processors. That
is, misspelled words get flagged with a dashed red line the moment you type them.
To open the full Spelling panel at any time, choose EditÆSpellingÆSpelling (or press
Shift-c-;). Using the panel, you can correct errors (choosing from the suggestions
generated by Apple’s built-in spelling dictionary) or tell TextEdit to learn or ignore
other suspected misspellings.
However, the quickest way to handle spelling corrections is shown in Figure 14-34.
Tip: This feature isn’t really a TextEdit function—it’s a system-wide spelling checker that you’ll also find in
Stickies, Mail, iCal, iPhoto, and other programs. You learn it once, you’ve learned it forever.
AutoComplete
This feature is great for anyone who’s in a hurry, who’s unsure of a spelling, or who’s
trying to solve a crossword puzzle. See Figure 14-35 for details, and note that Auto-
Complete is actually available in almost every Cocoa program.
Utilities: Your Mac OS X Toolbox
The Utilities folder (inside your Applications folder) is home to another batch of
freebies: another couple dozen tools for monitoring, tuning, tweaking, and trouble-
shooting your Mac.
The truth is, though, that you’re likely to use only about six of ...
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